rag
noun [ C ] uk/ræɡ/ us/ræɡ/
(CLOTH)
旧布，破布
a torn piece of old cloth
I keep these rags for cleaning the car. 我把这些旧布留下来擦汽车用。
rags [ plural ] 破旧衣服
clothes that are old and torn
in rags Their clothes were in rags (= torn). 他们的衣服又破又旧。
an old man dressed in rags 衣衫褴褛的老人
Shoeless and dressed in rags, they roam the streets searching for scraps of food.
The next time we saw him, he was filthy and dressed in rags.
Her clothes were little more than rags and her feet were bare.
His shirt was so worn it was practically rags.
(NEWSPAPER)
informal质量低劣的报纸（或杂志）;低俗小报;粗制滥造的杂志
a newspaper or magazine that is considered to be of bad quality
He had his picture taken for some local rag. 他为一家地方小报拍了照片。
(COLLEGE EVENT)
（英国大学生每年组织的）慈善募捐活动
in Britain, a series of entertaining events and activities organized by college students once a year to collect money for charity
(MUSIC)
（一首）雷格泰姆乐曲
a piece of ragtime music
rag
verb [ T ] old-fashioned informal uk/ræɡ/ us/ræɡ/ -gg-
戏弄;嘲笑;对…搞恶作剧
to say things that are funny but a little unkind
They ragged him about his girlfriend. 他们拿他的女朋友取笑他。
Phrasal verb
rag on someone US拿（某人）开玩笑，取笑（某人）
to continually laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person
They've been ragging on me, but it's just in fun. 他们一直在取笑我，但只是开玩笑的。